Determining Portfolio Weights for Stocks
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Determining Portfolio Weights
What are the portfolio weights for a portfolio that has 45 shares of Stock A that sell for $40 per share and 30 shares of stock B that sell for $20 per share?
Portfolio Expected Return
You want to invest $20,000 in a stock portfolio. Your choices are Stock X with an
expected return of 14% and Stock Y with an expected return of 9%. If your goal is to create a portfolio with an expected return of 12.2%, how much money will you invest in Stock X? In Stock Y?
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This solution shows step-by-step calculations to determine the value of stock A and B, total value, weighted fractions of A and B as well as the portfolio expected return. All formulas and workings are shown.
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Determining Portfolio Weights
Value of Stock A = 45*$40 = $1800
Value of Stock B = 30*$20 = $600
Total value = $1800 + $600 = $2400
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